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Originally Posted by jimpiano
That comment insults intelligence.
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Then you shouldn't have a problem with it.
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No player in pro sports had a guaranteed salary without performance.
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Really? Pete Rose had a personal services contract with the Reds which guaranteed him his salary.
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To argue that players would perform better if they had skin in every game is to ignore that they already do.....free agents who are good get hired....those that aren't don't.
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You keep believing that. Baseball is a business on both sides of the table. Players perform for themselves first, the team is secondary.
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In America we are free to let the market decide what we are worth.
The market rewards the good players a hell of a lot more than the dark world of gambling.
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That must be why so many gamble. And if you think they do not, you are sadly mistaken, and I'm not just talking about baseball.
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Pete Rose chose to bet on baseball.
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Actually, I knew him more to bet on the ponies.
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Pete Rose, by doing so, has locked himself out of the Hall of Fame.
Too bad for Pete Rose.
Hurrah for Baseball.
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Baseball doesn't run the HOF. Shame of the HOF for ignoring the obvious and not having the courage to do the right thing.
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Pete Rose represents a sickness that, unchecked, undermines public confidence in sports.
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Rubbish. Pete Rose and millions of other people in this country gamble for the action and fun. Are there people who think gambling is a quick-fix to financial issues? Yeah, but that doesn't mean the masses with ability to gamble with their head should be deprived of the opportunity to enjoy it.
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He should never be granted admission to the Hall of Fame.
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Another good reason to avoid a sport run by .......(enter disparaging remark here).